Addis Ababa vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$2041
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
66
😀 Quality of life
39
97
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.71M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 41% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4540th and 1792nd ($1180 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7025th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$7949

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$1677
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$1748
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$2067
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$2239
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$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
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$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
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$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
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$2099
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$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
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$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
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$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645